---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Green European Foundation <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 4:55 PM Subject: Green Academy, Fair and Carbon Free Tourism, #GEJ20 and more. To: *|FNAME|* <[email protected]> Be the first to try out our upgraded e-learning platform - Green Academy. View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/gef/gef-newsletter-december2020?e=e33317f743> DECEMBER 2020 Read through the newsletter to find out about our upcoming events in December and other exciting opportunities at GEF! Green Academy is live! *NEW E-LEARNING TOOL* We're excited to announce the launch of the long-awaited update of our e-learning website - Green Academy! The website was built with *curious Europeans of all ages and backgrounds* in mind. We enable them to develop *knowledge & skills*, to build meaningful connections, and to *put theory into practice*. What's new? We've improved overall *user experience* - from the easy sign up to learning without distractions. We've also enhanced the *content interactivity* - making learning deeper and much more exciting. We now offer access to completely *free, paid or closed courses* - to learn at your own pace or as part of a broader education programme. Be the first to take advantage of the improved e-learning experience. Start learning now! <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=458c563303&e=e33317f743> Fair and Carbon Free Tourism This project seeks to identify and create conditions for collective action against detrimental social and environmental impacts of tourism. These impacts of tourism-induced economic activities are often underestimated, and while social impacts are increasingly being considered in some tourist hubs like Barcelona or Dubrovnik, environmental burdens in particular are often not (yet) addressed. COVID-19 has devastated the tourism industry, with many livelihoods at stake, but perhaps there is a window of opportunity to rebuild better. In December, we offer three webinars that strive to build a community interested in transforming this sector and steering it towards low or zero-carbon intensity, while keeping a specific focus on the social dimension and lessons from the pandemic. 3 DEC 2020 Towards a Fair and Low Carbon Tourism Join us as we chart a course Towards a Fair and Low Carbon Tourism, with a particular focus on tourism-dependent Spain. *Register* <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=fef4cd96d5&e=e33317f743> 7 DEC 2020 Transformative pathways for tourism Take part in our webinar to engage in political and expert debate on how the tourism industry can be transformed in the midst of pandemic and climate crisis! *Register* <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=8ab3c699af&e=e33317f743> 10 DEC 2020 Sun and Sand Tourism Decades of mass tourism have put the Mediterranean coast under tremendous environmental pressure, yet the livelihoods of millions depend on it. Join our webinar. *Register* <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=37cb03602a&e=e33317f743> Upcoming events 4 DEC 2020 Civil society in action At this conference, we will discuss cooperation and activism, tackling pressing issues in Polish society from the European Green Deal to the protection of civil rights. *Register* <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=ca1fc4d502&e=e33317f743> 2 - 16 DEC 2020 In Search of a Green City Online Series Join us for a series of webinars that will search for a Green City across Eastern Europe and the Balkans. *Register* <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=04fba71076&e=e33317f743> 11 DEC 2020 Evergreen: Restoring Europe’s Forests If forest losses continue to increase many ecosystem services in forests threaten to falter. Join our discussion on illegal logging and its place in our ecological crisis. *Register* <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=9cfe821ad3&e=e33317f743> 11 DEC 2020 Greening COP26: Five years after Paris We're marking the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement with this webinar, discussing what's next for the movement. 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From the experience of urban areas to new solidarities such as the notion of essential workers, this edition traces its causes and effects, as well as our response. Spanning loneliness among the elderly, the future of public health, and biodiversity loss, it tracks how the pandemic shines a light on fundamental challenges for the 21st century. While some wish to return to business as usual, putting health over the economy has forced the politics of life and living together out into the open, and as this edition shows, the task for Greens and progressives are keeping them at the centre of our politics. Read online <https://gef.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fbf70df867e35f9b496f3833d&id=5312c7c6af&e=e33317f743> or order your copy below. 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